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| the situation in which companies can reduce their production costs if they can purchase raw materials in bulk; the average cost of goods goes down as production levels increase |
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| a system in which one person is at the top of the organization and there is a ranked or sequential ordering from the top down of managers who are responsible to that person |
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| the line of authority that moves from the top of a hierarchy to the lowest level |
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| an organization with many layers of managers who set rules and regulations and oversee all decisions |
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| an organization structure in which decision making authority is maintained at the top level of management |
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| an organization structure in which decision-making authority is delegated to lower-level managers more familiar with local conditions than headquarters management could be |
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| the optimal number of subordinates a manager supervises or should supervise |
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| Tall Organization Structure |
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| an organizational structure in which the pyramidal organization chart would be quite tall because of the various levels of management |
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| Flat Organization Structure |
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| An organization structure that has few layers of management and a broad span of control |
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| the dividing of organizational functions into separate units |
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| an organization that has direct two-way lines of responsibility, authority, and communication running from the top to the bottom of the organization, with all people reporting to only one supervisor |
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| employees who are part of the chain of command that is responsible for achieving organizational oals |
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| employees who advise and assist line personnel in meeting their goals |
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| an organization in which specialists from different parts of the organization are brought together to work on specific projects but still remain part of a line-and-staff structure |
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| Cross-Functional Self Managed Teams |
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| groups of employees from different departments who work together on a long term basis |
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| using communications technology and other means to link organizations and allow them to work together on common objectives |
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| the present moment or the actual time in which something takes place |
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| a temporary networked organization made up of replaceable firms that join and leave as needed |
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| comparing an organization's practices, processes, and products against the world's best |
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| those functions that the organization can do as well as or better than any other organization in the world |
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| young people who have grown up using the internet and social networking |
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| redesigning an organization so that it can more effectively and efficiently serve its customers |
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| an organization that has contact people at the top and the chief executive officer at the bottom of the organization chart |
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| Organizational (Corporate) Culture |
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| widely shared values within an organization that provide unity and cooperation to achieve common goals |
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| the structure that details lines of responsibility, authority, and position; that is, the structure shown on organization charts |
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| the system that develops spontaneously as employees meet and form cliques, relationships, and lines of authority outside the formal organization |
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